Masanori Ishikawa
Masanori Ishikawa
Born: January 22, 1980
Akita, Akita JP
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: RF
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 152
Career: 2002-2025
Masanori Ishikawa compiled a career record of 186 wins and 188 losses and a 3.92 ERA in his 537-game pitching career with the Yakult Swallows and Tokyo Yakult Swallows. He began playing during the 2002 season and last took the field during the 2025 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 12 | 9 | .571 | 3.33 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 178.3 | 183 | 76 | 66 | 20 | 29 | 2 | 104 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 735 |
| 2003 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 12 | 11 | .522 | 3.79 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 190.0 | 201 | 88 | 80 | 21 | 33 | 4 | 97 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 793 |
| 2004 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 11 | 11 | .500 | 4.35 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163.3 | 200 | 90 | 79 | 21 | 22 | 2 | 72 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 708 |
| 2005 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 10 | 8 | .556 | 4.87 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149.7 | 180 | 82 | 81 | 18 | 24 | 1 | 105 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 637 |
| 2006 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 10 | 10 | .500 | 4.53 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.0 | 191 | 82 | 76 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 81 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 648 |
| 2007 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4.38 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 96.7 | 104 | 51 | 47 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 405 | |
| 2008 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 12 | 10 | .545 | 2.68 | 30 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 195.0 | 180 | 59 | 58 | 21 | 41 | 2 | 112 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 792 | |
| 2009 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 13 | 7 | .650 | 3.54 | 29 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 198.3 | 203 | 81 | 78 | 25 | 28 | 3 | 84 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 810 | |
| 2010 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 13 | 8 | .619 | 3.53 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 186.3 | 209 | 81 | 73 | 20 | 27 | 1 | 98 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 783 |
| 2011 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 10 | 9 | .526 | 2.73 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 178.3 | 168 | 57 | 54 | 18 | 42 | 2 | 127 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 731 |
| 2012 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 8 | 11 | .421 | 3.60 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 172.7 | 175 | 77 | 69 | 14 | 41 | 2 | 100 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 721 |
| 2013 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 6 | 9 | .400 | 3.52 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 148.3 | 149 | 73 | 58 | 15 | 33 | 1 | 85 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 623 |
| 2014 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 10 | 10 | .500 | 4.75 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 165.0 | 181 | 97 | 87 | 20 | 49 | 1 | 101 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 725 |
| 2015 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 13 | 9 | .591 | 3.31 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 146.7 | 150 | 59 | 54 | 16 | 28 | 1 | 90 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 598 |
| 2016 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 8 | 8 | .500 | 4.47 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116.7 | 126 | 59 | 58 | 15 | 33 | 1 | 52 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 500 | ||
| 2017 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 4 | 14 | .222 | 5.11 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123.3 | 149 | 72 | 70 | 18 | 28 | 2 | 88 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 540 |
| 2018 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 7 | 6 | .538 | 4.88 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110.7 | 121 | 70 | 60 | 19 | 41 | 1 | 78 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 488 | ||
| 2019 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 8 | 6 | .571 | 3.84 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124.3 | 117 | 57 | 53 | 18 | 26 | 2 | 88 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 514 | ||
| 2020 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 2 | 8 | .200 | 4.48 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76.3 | 85 | 40 | 38 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 331 | ||
| 2021 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 4 | 5 | .444 | 3.07 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 82.0 | 81 | 31 | 28 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 335 | ||
| 2022 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 6 | 4 | .600 | 4.50 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84.0 | 93 | 45 | 42 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 357 | ||
| 2023 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 2 | 5 | .286 | 3.98 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63.3 | 75 | 32 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 267 | ||
| 2024 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4.10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37.3 | 45 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 161 | ||
| 2025 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 2 | 4 | .333 | 8.13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.7 | 42 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 134 | ||
| Totals | 186 | 188 | .497 | 3.92 | 537 | 392 | 0 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 3102.0 | 3333 | 1475 | 1351 | 366 | 623 | 37 | 1765 | 93 | 9 | 70 | 13069 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 30 | 62 | 55 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .164 | .164 | .164 | .327 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 32 | 73 | 63 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .222 | .234 | .238 | .472 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 29 | 59 | 50 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .200 | .216 | .220 | .436 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 26 | 49 | 47 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .170 | .170 | .170 | .340 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 31 | 52 | 44 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .068 | .089 | .068 | .157 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 27 | 24 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .273 | .304 | .273 | .577 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 31 | 64 | 53 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .170 | .185 | .189 | .374 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 30 | 66 | 52 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .154 | .170 | .154 | .324 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 29 | 67 | 55 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17 | .145 | .217 | .164 | .380 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 27 | 58 | 46 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .109 | .146 | .109 | .255 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 27 | 56 | 47 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .213 | .213 | .213 | .426 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 24 | 46 | 38 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .158 | .179 | .158 | .337 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 27 | 56 | 44 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .205 | .222 | .205 | .427 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 25 | 47 | 38 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .184 | .225 | .184 | .409 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 20 | 39 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .029 | .057 | .029 | .087 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 23 | 36 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .034 | .034 | .034 | .069 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 22 | 39 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .065 | .121 | .065 | .186 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 23 | 41 | 34 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .235 | .257 | .235 | .492 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 15 | 27 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .042 | .080 | .042 | .122 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 17 | 25 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .222 | .263 | .222 | .485 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 16 | 26 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .100 | .182 | .100 | .282 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 13 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 9 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .111 | .111 | .111 | .222 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | 8 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 548 | 1035 | 864 | 41 | 133 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 263 | .154 | .178 | .159 | .336 | 137 | 4 | 2 | 146 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | P | 29 | .000 | |||||
| 2003 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | P | 30 | .000 | |||||
| 2004 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | P | 27 | .000 | |||||
| 2005 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | P | 26 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.231 |
| 2006 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | P | 29 | 14 | 28 | 1 | 0 | .977 | 1.448 |
| 2007 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | P | 26 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.346 |
| 2008 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | P | 30 | 9 | 34 | 1 | 1 | .977 | 1.433 |
| 2009 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | P | 29 | 11 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.552 |
| 2010 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | P | 28 | 10 | 36 | 1 | 3 | .979 | 1.643 |
| 2010 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | RF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 2011 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | P | 27 | 8 | 34 | 3 | 1 | .933 | 1.556 |
| 2012 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | P | 27 | 11 | 27 | 1 | 2 | .974 | 1.407 |
| 2013 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | P | 24 | 6 | 35 | 2 | 1 | .953 | 1.708 |
| 2014 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | P | 27 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.481 |
| 2015 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | P | 25 | 16 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.480 |
| 2016 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | P | 20 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.550 |
| 2017 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | P | 23 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.217 |
| 2018 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | P | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 2 | .955 | .955 |
| 2019 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | P | 23 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.043 |
| 2020 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | P | 15 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.467 |
| 2021 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | P | 17 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .941 |
| 2022 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | P | 16 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.125 |
| 2023 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | P | 13 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .909 | .769 |
| 2024 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | P | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .889 | .889 |
| 2025 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yakult Swallows | P | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .750 | .375 |
| Totals | 507 | 138 | 434 | 12 | 23 | .979 | 1.128 |
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